The Ascension of Jesus bring us hope now through the presence of the Spirit and hope for the future when we will be with him in our promised eternal home
Jesus' trial reveals the accusations of the devil to be the lies that they are. We are not guilty of judgement for our sin, not because we don't sin, not because we don't deserve judgement because our guilty verdict is exchanged with Christ's innocence.
The Christian life is breaking free from the shackles of sin and the bonds of the strong man satan to receive eternal life in Christ but its also giving everything we have to follow the will of God.
The man with the withered hand coming for healing restoration and health from Jesus on the Sabbath, is the most sabbath thing he could have done, and yet those with religious hearts miss the point entirely.
Your greatest problem has been dealt with if you are a believer in Jesus Christ through his death and resurrection. Your greatest problem, and we should view all of our other problems through this lense.
Like the leper in this passage, come to Jesus, take the knee, receive him as your saviour and allow him to lead you into the loving presence of the Father, again and again and again as you draw near him in prayer.
The driving out of the unclean spirit and the healing of Simon's mother in law were just skirmishes before the great battle that would be played out in Jesus' death on the cross.
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